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Research Blog #6: Visual

The graph that I found while doing my research actually comes from one of the studies that I have chosen to use for my paper, "An evaluation and explanation of (in)efficiency in higher education institutions in Europe and the U.S. with the application of two-stage semi-parametric DEA" by Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz. The graph shows the average revenue per student between institutions in each country, and while it is not shown quantitatively on the graph, the article discusses how revenue per student relates to GDP and resources given to institutions in each region (U.S. versus Europe). I thought this image would be useful to my research because it demonstrates that the United States typically has more funding for its universities (which comes in large part from students and families), which drives them to do more research and generate more revenue, making them more prestigious and desirable to applicants deciding where they would like to attend. On the other hand, European universities receive very little funding from students as they run almost completely on state funds, and produce far less revenue per student, making them less desirable for students to attend. This plays a role in the decisions students make about where they are going to study, because American universities are seen as more desirable and will produce a better outcome for students while European universities are not quite at the same caliber.

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